cried off

verb

past tense of cry off
as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cried off
  1. canceled
  2. abandoned
  3. scrapped
  4. revoked
  5. aborted
  6. called off
  7. repealed
Verb
  • Games were canceled, tearful tributes were made and things were solemn for a long time.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The event was canceled, and the Canadian government lost millions on the project.
    — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Matthew Denton, a sheriff's deputy in Ohio's Medina County, has a new dog with a new name, Trooper, in a nod to highway patrol officer John Kronander who found the gray and white puppy abandoned in a crate without food or water at a rest area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Lucas abandoned Chicago in June 2016, his sights now firmly set on either Los Angeles or San Francisco.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of abandoned
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  • The clients scrapped a more architecturally ambitious scheme by Norman Foster in the immediate wake of the terrorist attacks.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But a spokesperson from the Broward County Public Library system confirmed that Harrison’s event has been scrapped.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrapped
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  • A day after one such exchange in March, Khalili's Global Entry status was revoked (until a HuffPost journalist inquired about it, and it was reinstated).
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That has meant skaters such as Valieva have been considered eligible briefly after filing the paperwork for neutral status, only to have that status revoked soon after.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoked
Verb
  • The production of some vaccines involves growing viruses in human cell cultures from two fetuses aborted in the 1960s, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Infantino has come under increasing pressure to step down over his plan, now aborted, to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament, the World Cup, to private equity investors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of aborted
Verb
  • In February 2022, the former couple called off their engagement but briefly reconciled before splitting again that April.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The two sides later launched trade talks and called off some of their most stringent measures, but tensions have remained high.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of called off
Verb
  • None of those leaps repealed the trade-off between cost, weight and strength, but each one moved the curve, leading to today when a rider can buy a combination of light and strong that no amount of money could have purchased a generation ago.
    — Colby Proffitt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • By contrast, Congress repealed federal restrictions and taxes on brewing beer for personal use in 1978.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealed
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